Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has said whatever happened in Soroti was thuggery and not an election. He said this after the Electoral Commission announced NRM’s Ariko as leader. “Thuggery has happened today. There was no election today. The whole of Soroti was turned into a battlefield. It’s been horror, nothing else but horror, and it’s regrettable.” Lukwago says he expected ...
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Hon. Ariko Herbert Of NRM Declared Winner In Soroti By-Elections
An NRM candidate, Ariko Herbert Edmund, has been declared winner of the Soroti City East by-elections. The heated-up elections have been the in-thing in the political arena for some good weeks. These elections got even more interesting when NUP decided to come together with FDC to stand behind Attan Moses. According to them, this move could have been the first ...
Read More »Stand Firm, Bobi Wine To The People Of Soroti
Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, leader of NUP, has urged the people of Soroti to stand firm against any force from the government. Bobi Wine has condemned the police for arresting people amidst elections. According to him, these are all tactics by the government to see that at the end of today, Attan is not the winner. Bobi Wine used ...
Read More »It’s Too Early To Exaggerate Unity In Opposition – Henry Kasacca
Henry Kasacca, a governance and democracy consultant, says it is too early to exaggerate unity among opposition members. According to him, just because Bobi Wine and Besigye met in the same place yesterday means nothing for now. “It’s too early to say there’s unity in the opposition because Hon. Kyagulanyi has gone to Soroti East to campaign for the FDC ...
Read More »President Museveni Is Trying To Reconstruct UPC Based On Hatred – Muwanga Kivumbi
The MP for Butambala, Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi, has claimed that President Museveni is trying to reconstruct UPC based on hatred. This is after Museveni reached an agreement with DP and its president Nobert Mao to start a working relationship. The agreement also saw Mao assume the office of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. However, according to Kivumbi, this ...
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